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Ajanta Caves

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About Ajanta Caves

The Ajanta Caves are approximately 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India.The caves include paintings and rock-cut sculptures described as among the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian art, particularly expressive paintings that present emotions through gesture, pose and form. Las cuevas de Ajanta son aproximadamente 30 monumentos rupestres budistas que datan del siglo II a. C. hasta aproximadamente el aรฑo 480 d. C. en el distrito de Aurangabad del estado indio de Maharashtra. Las cuevas incluyen pinturas y esculturas rupestres descritas como uno de los mejores ejemplos supervivientes del antiguo arte indio, en particular pinturas expresivas que presentan emociones a travรฉs de gestos, poses y formas. They are universally regarded as masterpieces of Buddhist religious art. The caves were built in two phases, the first starting around the 2nd century BCE and the second occurring from 400โ€“650 CE, according to older accounts, or in a brief period of 460โ€“480 CE according to later scholarship. The site is a protected monument in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India, and since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Se consideran universalmente como obras maestras del arte religioso budista. Las cuevas se construyeron en dos fases, la primera alrededor del siglo II a.C. y la segunda entre los aรฑos 400 y 650 d.C., segรบn relatos mรกs antiguos, o en un breve perรญodo de 460 a 480 d.C. segรบn estudios posteriores. El sitio es un monumento protegido bajo el cuidado de la Encuesta Arqueolรณgica de la India, y desde 1983, las Cuevas de Ajanta han sido un Sitio de Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO. The Ajanta Caves constitute ancient monasteries and worship-halls of different Buddhist traditions carved into a 75-metre (246 ft) wall of rock.

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